North Korea releases video showing US city under attack prior to nuclear tests.

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They have China's support, so they are trying to gain credibility. At some point they are going to cross the line, and China won't be willing to provide the support necessary for North Korea to defend itself. Many pants will be soiled in North Korea when that day comes...

If I could take your pain and frame it, and hang it on my wall,
maybe you would never have to hurt again...

They have China's support, so they are trying to gain credibility. At some point they are going to cross the line, and China won't be willing to provide the support necessary for North Korea to defend itself. Many pants will be soiled in North Korea when that day comes...

I doubt we'll see that day very soon. China is terrified of having North Korean refugees streaming over the border if the North Korean state were to collapse. And I don't blame them, because the North Koreans as a people are diseased, racist and totally ignorant of, well... everything. As a result, North Korea continually humiliates the Chinese and the Chinese just have to take it. Like, when the Chinese send in trains full of food and medical supplies, the Koreans don't just take the food, they also keep the trains. And they're basically free to be as belligerent on the world stage as they please, because the Chinese will stop any major UN effort to destabilize the government.

I doubt we'll see that day very soon. China is terrified of having North Korean refugees streaming over the border if the North Korean state were to collapse. And I don't blame them, because the North Koreans as a people are diseased, racist and totally ignorant of, well... everything. As a result, North Korea continually humiliates the Chinese and the Chinese just have to take it. Like, when the Chinese send in trains full of food and medical supplies, the Koreans don't just take the food, they also keep the trains. And they're basically free to be as belligerent as they please, because the Chinese will stop any major UN effort to destabilize the government.

Well China could alwasy go the opium war route. Clean up your act or off with your head.

Well China could alwasy go the opium war route. Clean up your act or off with your head.

And then North Korea just says "no" and the Chinese do what? Anything punitive the Chinese do that weakens the North Korean state just ends up hurting the Chinese because their fear of refugees is so great.

If and when the North Korean state collapses, it will be in spite of China's efforts to keep it alive, not because of anything they do. Sanctions against North Korea are actually one of our big bargaining chips in any major negotiation we have with the Chinese for that reason.

Re: North Korea releases video showing US city under attack prior to nuclear tests.

Originally Posted by TheWalrus

And then North Korea just says "no" and the Chinese do what? Anything punitive the Chinese do that weakens the North Korean state just ends up hurting the Chinese because their fear of refugees is so great.

If and when the North Korean state collapses, it will be in spite of China's efforts to keep it alive, not because of anything they do. Sanctions against North Korea are actually one of our big bargaining chips in any major negotiation we have with the Chinese for that reason.

We could put the Chinese in touch with the contractors who wanted to build the lovely fence along our southern border.